USA Basketball--OH MY!!
OKAY, I admit Team USA losing to PUERTO RICO is bigger news than the Wizards(but the Wiz will be back!)
Alright, so the Olympics officially started Yesterday, and Team USA has ALREADY LOST!!! Without question it is an amazing notion, that the US couldn't get past Game One before their first loss. Another, very important point of note, however, isn't that we lost but the fact that the US lost to PUERTO RICO. Puerto Rico, aren't they a territory of ours. I mean its a great place to vacation, but come on after losing to the Americans on a regular basis, who would have thought they had any heart left to compete.
The Giant Killer
HMmmmmmmmmmm....I bet thats it. The USA is so used to winning that it thinks it doesn't matter who is out on the court, it can beat anybody. Well, thats Wrong!!
I'm not the first to bring this up, and with this loss, definitely not the last. Team USA requested a rather lengthy list of veterans to compete in the Olympics, but what was those veterans reply..." Uh, No Thanks, but I need to rest up for the season..." I need to spend more time with my kids..." I've got security concerns."
WELL THANX FOR NOTHING YOU BOBOHEADS!!!! Thats right, I called 'em all BOBOHEADS (if they want to find me, I'll be in Athens).
Although, they aren't dominating Any, of their opponents, I tip my hat to the players that are on this years Olympic team, because they have embraced the opportunity and are trying to represent for the US. (Yeah, I know there really is no excuse for losing to PUERTO RICO!)
Also look at it this way, in four more years this team will be UNSTOPPABLE!!
Now... the team's most veteran player is Allen Iverson, 29 years old, and its youngest is 19, Lebron James. There are three players: Lebron, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwayne Wade, who have barely a year in the NBA, and players like Amare Stoudemire and Carlos Boozer, who just finished their second season. The 2004 edition of Team USA is so young, and inexperienced that if they win gold in Athens it will be a bigger feat than Michael Phelps going for 7 gold medals (the 8th, is already a bronze). This team is by no means the best the US has to offer. There's no legit outside threat on the roster, so of course they are gonna struggle against zones(int'l bball's fav), and that results in added pressure on Tim Duncan(The BIG BORING). Allen Iverson, i love him as captain, but there has to be more perimeter threats than him. Stephon Marbury is vital to the Knicks, but he doesn't bring much to the table for Team USA. The biggest problem this team has is that so many of the players play the same position . 'Melo plays the 3, yet so does 'Bron, and Shawn Marion. These guys are All-Stars but that doesn't make them a great team.
This team is no Dream Team, but it will get the job done. Truth is these are the players we have on the team, and they can't be changed now. So root for them and hope Larry Brown can lead them to a Gold medal (even if it takes a Miracle).
The chances of this happening again, read this....
Alright, so the Olympics officially started Yesterday, and Team USA has ALREADY LOST!!! Without question it is an amazing notion, that the US couldn't get past Game One before their first loss. Another, very important point of note, however, isn't that we lost but the fact that the US lost to PUERTO RICO. Puerto Rico, aren't they a territory of ours. I mean its a great place to vacation, but come on after losing to the Americans on a regular basis, who would have thought they had any heart left to compete.
The Giant Killer
HMmmmmmmmmmm....I bet thats it. The USA is so used to winning that it thinks it doesn't matter who is out on the court, it can beat anybody. Well, thats Wrong!!
I'm not the first to bring this up, and with this loss, definitely not the last. Team USA requested a rather lengthy list of veterans to compete in the Olympics, but what was those veterans reply..." Uh, No Thanks, but I need to rest up for the season..." I need to spend more time with my kids..." I've got security concerns."
WELL THANX FOR NOTHING YOU BOBOHEADS!!!! Thats right, I called 'em all BOBOHEADS (if they want to find me, I'll be in Athens).
Although, they aren't dominating Any, of their opponents, I tip my hat to the players that are on this years Olympic team, because they have embraced the opportunity and are trying to represent for the US. (Yeah, I know there really is no excuse for losing to PUERTO RICO!)
Also look at it this way, in four more years this team will be UNSTOPPABLE!!
Now... the team's most veteran player is Allen Iverson, 29 years old, and its youngest is 19, Lebron James. There are three players: Lebron, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwayne Wade, who have barely a year in the NBA, and players like Amare Stoudemire and Carlos Boozer, who just finished their second season. The 2004 edition of Team USA is so young, and inexperienced that if they win gold in Athens it will be a bigger feat than Michael Phelps going for 7 gold medals (the 8th, is already a bronze). This team is by no means the best the US has to offer. There's no legit outside threat on the roster, so of course they are gonna struggle against zones(int'l bball's fav), and that results in added pressure on Tim Duncan(The BIG BORING). Allen Iverson, i love him as captain, but there has to be more perimeter threats than him. Stephon Marbury is vital to the Knicks, but he doesn't bring much to the table for Team USA. The biggest problem this team has is that so many of the players play the same position . 'Melo plays the 3, yet so does 'Bron, and Shawn Marion. These guys are All-Stars but that doesn't make them a great team.
This team is no Dream Team, but it will get the job done. Truth is these are the players we have on the team, and they can't be changed now. So root for them and hope Larry Brown can lead them to a Gold medal (even if it takes a Miracle).
The chances of this happening again, read this....
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